IF IT WALKS LIKE ....

by Jos van Kan.

Playing Imps you hold as west in 4th seat, all vulnerable 

96  K9765  8765  K3

and partner opens in second seat with 1. RHO overcalls 1 and you have just enough for a negative double. This earns little respect from LHO, who jumps to 3, partner passes and RHO goes to game. So the bidding has been:
 
west north east south
-- pass 1  1
 X 3 pass 4 
pass pass pass
You lead K and the dummy comes down with
 
Q7543
  JT2
AK3 
JT 
Partner encourages with 8, you continue Clubs and partner wins with Q as declarer follows to both rounds (with 4 and 6). Partner now surprisingly switches to T, won in dummy with the Q and declarer continues with a second round of trumps on which partner tosses a , as declarer wins the Ace. Declarer continues with Q from hand.
  1.  Who has A? Who has Q?
  2.  How many Clubs does partner have at least?
  3.  Who has 9?
  4.  How many tricks does declarer have? <br> a) if partner has 6 clubs <br> b) if partner has 5 clubs
  5.  How do you defend?
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